Nagavali Express
{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| box_width =
| name = Nagavali Express
| image = SPB-NED Superfast Express.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| caption = Nagavali Express at Charlapalli.
| type = Express
| status =
| locale = Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & Maharashtra
| first = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2003|03|23}}
| operator = East Coast Railway
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Sambalpur}} (SBP)
| stops = 20
| end = {{stnlnk|Hazur Sahib Nanded}} (NED)
| distance = {{convert|1480|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 26 hours 55 minutes
| frequency = Tri-Weekly
| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Available
| observation = Large windows
| baggage = No
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| stock = ICF coach
| gauge = Broad Gauge
(1,676 mm)
| speed = {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.
| map = 250px
}}
The Nagavali Express or Nagawali Express is a express train belonging to the East Coast Railway zone. It runs between Sambalpur and Nanded as a bi-weekly express train. The train first ran between Sambalpur and Nizamabad on 23 March 2003.{{cite web|url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/nine-more-trains-to-skip-secunderabad-station-halt-at-cherlapalli-station/article69334473.ece|title= Nagawali Express Info}} The train was later extended from Nizamabad to Hazur Sahib Nanded.{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/rail-budget-2011/Several-new-trains-proposed-in-Railway-Budget/articleshow/7570234.cms |title= Extension from Nizamabad to Hazur Sahib Nanded|newspaper= The Times of India|date= 25 February 2011}} The frequency was increased from bi-weekly to tri-weekly in the 2013 rail budget.{{cite web|url= http://zeenews.india.com/business/budget-2013/rail-budget-2013-14-list-of-new-trains_70949.html |title= Increase in frequency}} It was named after the Nagavali River.
Service
It serves the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. It has 19 halts on its way. It starts from Sambalpur on Sunday, Monday and Friday at 08:50 and reaches {{stnlnk|Hazur Sahib Nanded}} on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday at 14:35. The train from Sambalpur to Nanded is numbered as 20809{{Cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/nine-more-trains-to-skip-secunderabad-station-halt-at-cherlapalli-station/article69334473.ece | title=Nagavali Express/20809 Time Table/Schedule: Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry}} and from Nanded to Sambalpur as 20810.{{Cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/nine-more-trains-to-skip-secunderabad-station-halt-at-cherlapalli-station/article69334473.ece | title=20810/Nagavali Express (PT) – Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/train-frequency-increased-114020300560_1.html|title = Train frequency increased|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 3 February 2014|agency = Press Trust of India}}
Locomotives
It is hauled by WAP-7 electric locomotive of Visakhapatnam Loco Shed from {{stnlnk|Sambalpur}} to {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam}}, from Visakhapatnam to Hazur Sahib Nanded it is hauled by a WAP-7 of Lallaguda Loco Shed .
Time table
20809- Sambalpur to {{stnlnk|Hazur Sahib Nanded}}{{cite web |url=http://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/ntes/ |title=National Train Enquiry System -Indian Railways |accessdate=2016-03-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314234300/http://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/ntes/ |archivedate=14 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| style="background:gold;"| Station code | style="background:gold;"| Station name | style="background:gold;"| Arrival | style="background:gold;"| Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| valign="top" | SBP
| valign="top" | Sambalpur Jn. | valign="top" | Source | valign="top" | 09:30 | |||
| valign="top" | BRGA
| valign="top" | Bargarh Road | valign="top" | 10:10 | valign="top" | 10:12 | |||
| valign="top" | BLGR
| valign="top" | Balangir | valign="top" | 11:10 | valign="top" | 11:15 | |||
| valign="top" | TIG
| valign="top" | Titlagarh Jn. | valign="top" | 12:35 | valign="top" | 12:45 | |||
| valign="top" | KSNG
| valign="top" | Kesinga | valign="top" | 12:58 | valign="top" | 13:00 | |||
| valign="top" | MNGD
| valign="top" | Muniguda | valign="top" | 14:15 | valign="top" | 14:17 | |||
| valign="top" | RGDA
| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Rayagada}} | valign="top" | 15:40 | valign="top" | 15:45 | |||
| valign="top" | PVPT
| valign="top" | Parvatipuram Town | valign="top" | 16:32 | valign="top" | 16:34 | |||
| valign="top" | VBL
| valign="top" | Bobbili Jn. | valign="top" | 16:58 | valign="top" | 17:00 | |||
| valign="top" | GPI
| valign="top" | Gajapathinagaram | valign="top" | 17:25 | valign="top" | 17:27 | |||
| valign="top" | VZM
| valign="top" | Vizianagaram Jn. | valign="top" | 17:50 | valign="top" | 17:55 | |||
| valign="top" | VSKP
| valign="top" | Visakhapatnam Jn. | valign="top" | 19:10 | valign="top" | 19:30 | |||
| valign="top" | RJY
| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Rajahmundry}} | valign="top" | 22:40 | valign="top" | 22:42 | |||
| valign="top" | EE
| valign="top" | Eluru | valign="top" | 23:47 | valign="top" | 23:48 | |||
| valign="top" | BZA
| valign="top" | Vijayawada Jn. | valign="top" | 01:30 | valign="top" | 01:50 | |||
| valign="top" | KZJ
| valign="top" | Kazipet Jn. | valign="top" | 06:00 | valign="top" | 06:02 | |||
| valign="top" | KZJ
| valign="top" | Charlapalli railway station | valign="top" | 09:00 | valign="top" | 09:20 | |||
| valign="top" | KMC
| valign="top" |Kamareddi | valign="top" | 10:55 | valign="top" | 10:57 | |||
| valign="top" | NZB
| valign="top" | Nizamabad | valign="top" | 11:55 | valign="top" | 11:57 | |||
| valign="top" | BSX
| valign="top" | Basar | valign="top" | 12:44 | valign="top" | 12:45 | |||
| valign="top" | MEU
| valign="top" | Mudkhed Jn | valign="top" | 13:45 | valign="top" | 13:47 | |||
| valign="top" | NED
| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Hazur Sahib Nanded}} | valign="top" | 14:35 | valign="top" | Destination |
20810- Hazur Sahib Nanded to Sambalpur{{Cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/nine-more-trains-to-skip-secunderabad-station-halt-at-cherlapalli-station/article69334473.ece | title=20810/Nagavali Express (PT) – Hazur Sahib Nanded to Sambalpur ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| style="background:gold;"| Station code | style="background:gold;"| Station name | style="background:gold;"| Arrival | style="background:gold;"| Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| valign="top" | NED
| valign="top" | Hazur Sahib Nanded | valign="top" | Source | valign="top" | 16:15 | |||
| valign="top" | MEU
| valign="top" | Mudkhed Jn. | valign="top" | 16:43 | valign="top" | 16:45 | |||
| valign="top" | BSX
| valign="top" | Basar | valign="top" | 17:50 | valign="top" | 17:51 | |||
| valign="top" | NZB
| valign="top" | Nizamabad | valign="top" | 18:10 | valign="top" | 18:15 | |||
| valign="top" | KMC
| valign="top" | Kamareddi | valign="top" | 18:54 | valign="top" | 18:55 | |||
| valign="top" | CHZ
| valign="top" | Charlapalli railway station | valign="top" | 21:10 | valign="top" | 21:30 | |||
| valign="top" | KZJ
| valign="top" | Kazipet Jn. | valign="top" | 23:35 | valign="top" | 23:37 | |||
| valign="top" | BZA
| valign="top" | Vijayawada Jn. | valign="top" | 03:35 | valign="top" | 03:55 | |||
| valign="top" | EE
| valign="top" | Eluru | valign="top" | 04:41 | valign="top" | 04:42 | |||
| valign="top" | RJY
| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Rajahmundry}} | valign="top" | 06:15 | valign="top" | 06:17 | |||
| valign="top" | VSKP
| valign="top" | Visakhapatnam Jn. | valign="top" | 10:15 | valign="top" | 10:35 | |||
| valign="top" | VZM
| valign="top" | Vizianagaram Jn. | valign="top" | 11:30 | valign="top" | 11:35 | |||
| valign="top" | GPI
| valign="top" | Gajapathinagaram | valign="top" | 11:56 | valign="top" | 11:58 | |||
| valign="top" | VBL
| valign="top" | Bobbili Jn. | valign="top" | 12:30 | valign="top" | 12:32 | |||
| valign="top" | PVPT
| valign="top" | Parvatipuram Town | valign="top" | 12:48 | valign="top" | 12:50 | |||
| valign="top" | RGDA
| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Rayagada}} | valign="top" | 13:30 | valign="top" | 13:45 | |||
| valign="top" | MNGD
| valign="top" | Muniguda | valign="top" | 14:43 | valign="top" | 14:45 | |||
| valign="top" | KSNG
| valign="top" |Kesinga | valign="top" | 15:40 | valign="top" | 15:42 | |||
| valign="top" | TIG
| valign="top" | Titlagarh Jn. | valign="top" | 16:10 | valign="top" | 16:20 | |||
| valign="top" | BLGR
| valign="top" | Balangir | valign="top" | 17:10 | valign="top" | 17:15 | |||
| valign="top" | BRGA
| valign="top" | Bargarh Road | valign="top" | 18:30 | valign="top" | 18:32 | |||
| valign="top" | SBP
| valign="top" | Sambalpur Jn. | valign="top" | 19:50 | valign="top" | Destination |
Gallery
File:WAM4 loco at Moulaali.jpg|20809 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Moulaali with a WAM-4 Loco
File:18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Secunderabad 01.jpg|Nagavali Express name-board in Telugu language
File:18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Lallaguda 01.JPG|20809 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Lallaguda with a WDP-4 loco
File:18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Lallaguda 03.JPG|20809 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express crossing Lallaguda
References
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Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra
Category:Rail transport in Telangana